Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indosat and NVIDIA Open Indonesia’s First University AI Center to Develop Local AI Talent - NVIDIA Blog

On August 14, 2026, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), and NVIDIA launched Indonesia’s first university-based AI technology center, the UGM Indosat NVIDIA AI Technology Ce... Read original →

This collaboration marks a pivotal step in Indonesia's AI infrastructure and education development, with NVIDIA’s GPU Merdeka platform and IOH’s sovereign GPU-as-a-service creating a robust foundation for local AI innovation. The initiative will stimulate upstream semiconductor demand, accelerate midstream AI software integration, and drive real-world applications in healthcare, agriculture, and disaster response. From a policy standpoint, Indonesia’s push for AI sovereignty may prompt regional peers to follow suit, increasing supply chain risks for foreign-dependent firms. Competitors like AMD and Intel may respond with localized strategies to capture the education and research market. Over the next 12–24 months, this center is expected to become a regional hub for AI talent, accelerating compute capitalization and enabling NVIDIA to solidify its APAC footprint through a technology-education-industry ecosystem.